Paul Benedict

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Paul Benedict (September 17, 1938 – December 1, 2008) was an American actor who made numerous appearances in television and movies beginning in the 1960s. He was known for his roles as The Number Painter on the popular PBS children's show Sesame Street, and as the quirky English neighbor "Harry Bentley" on the CBS sitcom The Jeffersons. Often mistakenly credited as Charlie Bucket's school teacher (the uncredited role of Mr. Turkentine), in the cult classic Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, who was actually played by David Battley.

Most Popular Paul Benedict Trailers

Total trailers found: 40

The Devil's Advocate Trailer (1997)

17 October 1997

Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the stakes getting higher every case, Kevin quickly learns that his boss has something far more evil planned.

Deadhead Miles Trailer (1972)

08 August 1972

A long-distance trucker, dressed like a sea captain, aimlessly sails the American highways in his 18 wheeler mumbling manic, southern accented non sequiturs; carnivalizing roadside stops and happenstance towns while out-weirding cops and weigh stations with his new cryptic, over-coated hitchhiker buddy.

Babycakes Trailer (1989)

14 February 1989

Grace is an overweight mortuary cosmetician who falls in love with Rob, a handsome subway train conductor who doesn't even know she exists.

The Addams Family Trailer (1991)

22 November 1991

When a man claiming to be long-lost Uncle Fester reappears after 25 years lost, the family plans a celebration to wake the dead.

Guns & Lipstick Trailer (1995)

27 August 1995

A female private investigator's latest client turns up murdered, and she is thrust into a deadly underworld of bi-sexual strippers, a Chinese Godfather with a taste for young girls and the hunt for one very elusive gem.

Smile Trailer (1975)

10 May 1975

It's time again for California's "Young American Miss" beauty pageant, the biggest event of the year for Big Bob Freelander and Brenda DiCarlo, who give their all to put on a successful pageant.

The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl' Trailer (1977)

01 January 1977

Documentary of the making of Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl (1977)

Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's Trailer (1993)

09 September 1993

Newswoman Fay Sommerfield takes a morally outraged look at excessive violence, bad language and sacrilege that pass for entertainment in the early 90s.

Desperate Moves Trailer (1980)

01 January 1980

A naive young man from rural Oregon travels to San Francisco to pursue his big city dreams.

The Goodbye Girl Trailer (1977)

27 November 1977

After being dumped by her live-in boyfriend, an unemployed dancer and her 10-year-old daughter are reluctantly forced to live with a struggling off-Broadway actor.

Cocktail Trailer (1988)

29 July 1988

After being discharged from the Army, Brian Flanagan moves back to Queens and takes a job in a bar run by Doug Coughlin, who teaches Brian the fine art of bar-tending.

Mandingo Trailer (1975)

06 June 1975

Warren Maxwell, the owner of a run-down plantation, pressures his son, Hammond, to marry and produce an heir to inherit the plantation.

The Lonely Guy Trailer (1984)

27 January 1984

A writer for a greeting card company learns the true meaning of loneliness when he comes home to find his girlfriend in bed with another man.

This Is Spinal Tap Trailer (1984)

02 March 1984

"This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs, gold albums, name changes and undersold concert dates, along with the full host of requisite groupies, promoters, hangers-on and historians, sessions, release events and those special behind-the-scenes moments that keep it all real.

After the Sunset Trailer (2004)

12 November 2004

An FBI agent is suspicious of two master thieves, quietly enjoying their retirement near what may - or may not - be the biggest score of their careers.

The Man with Two Brains Trailer (1983)

10 June 1983

A brain surgeon marries a femme fatale, causing his life to turn upside down. Things go more awry when he falls in love with a talking brain.

Jeremiah Johnson Trailer (1972)

10 September 1972

A mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long vendetta by Indians when he proves to be the match of their warriors in one-on-one combat on the early frontier.

Sibling Rivalry Trailer (1990)

26 October 1990

Marjorie Turner is suffocating in her marriage and day to day life. An extramarital affair with a stranger seems to be the answer until her paramour has a fatal heart attack, and turns out to be less of a stranger than she could have thought.

Waiting for Guffman Trailer (1997)

31 January 1997

Aspiring director Corky St. Clair and the marginally talented amateur cast of his hokey small-town musical production go overboard when they learn that Broadway theater agent Mort Guffman will be in attendance.

The Front Page Trailer (1974)

01 November 1974

Ruthless Chicago newspaper editor Walter Burns resorts to dubious motives in order to get top reporter Hildy Johnson to cover one more big crime story before retirement.

Isn't She Great Trailer (2000)

28 January 2000

An unsuccessful over-the-top actress becomes a successful over-the-top authoress in this biography of Jacqueline Susann.

Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman Trailer (1994)

28 September 1994

When an abused heiress grows to giant size because of her encounter with aliens, she decides to get revenge on her cheating husband and those who looked down on her.

Arthur 2: On the Rocks Trailer (1988)

08 July 1988

Arthur loses his fortune for staying with Linda, right as the two were preparing to adopt a child. As their marriage suffers, Arthur plans for a way to get his money back, but first he must sober up and get a real job.

A Mighty Wind Trailer (2003)

16 April 2003

Three eclectic, never-quite-famous folk bands come together for the first time in decades following the death of their manager to put on an reunion concert in his honor, at the request of his son.

The Freshman Trailer (1990)

20 July 1990

After a film student gets his belongings stolen, he meets a mobster bearing a startling resemblance to a certain cinematic godfather.

Taking Off Trailer (1971)

28 March 1971

Unable to deal with her parents, Jeannie Tyne runs away from home. Larry and Lynn Tyne search for her, and in the process meet other people whose children ran away.

Bad Dog Trailer (1976)

01 January 1976

A day in the life from dog’s point of view.

Up the Sandbox Trailer (1972)

21 December 1972

Bored with day-to-day life in New York City and neglected by her husband, a young wife and mother slips into increasingly outrageous fantasies: her mother breaking into the apartment, an explorer's demonstration of tribal fertility music at a party causing strange transformations, and joining terrorists to plant explosives in the Statue of Liberty.

They Might Be Giants Trailer (1971)

09 June 1971

After the death of his wife, retired judge Justin Playfair creates a fantasy world for himself in which he is the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes, even dressing like the character.

Hustling Trailer (1975)

22 February 1975

Based on Gail Sheehy's book, this film chronicles how a reporter for a New York City magazine decided to investigate the city's prostitution industry to find out just who was making all the money.

A Fish in the Bathtub Trailer (1999)

01 March 1999

A forty-year marriage begins to unravel when the husband brings home a pet fish that he wants to keep in the bathtub.

The Electric Grandmother Trailer (1982)

17 January 1982

To a family whose children are traumatized by the death of their mother, help comes in a most bizarre way.

The Virgin President Trailer (1968)

18 November 1968

The President of the U.S. is suceeded by his naive, wide-eyed son, and his advisors try to take advantage of the situation by planning to drop an atomic bomb on Manhattan and blaming it on the Red Chinese.

Cold Turkey Trailer (1971)

19 February 1971

Reverend Brooks leads his small Iowa town in a contest to stop smoking for a month. But some tobacco executives don't want them to win, and try everything they can to make them smoke.

Billy in the Lowlands Trailer (1979)

12 December 1979

Billy is a rebellious teenager who lives with his mother and brother, and works in a foundry. His parents are separated and he has not seen his father, who lives in another state now, for years.

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight Trailer (1971)

22 December 1971

A Brooklyn mobster and his gang try to rub out their rivals.

Spinal Tap: The Final Tour Trailer (1981)

01 January 1981

Spinal Tap, one of England's loudest bands, makes another final reunion. After all, it's rock'n'roll"

The Chair Trailer (1988)

08 October 1988

A psychologist, a psychiatrist and a prison warden open up a long-closed prison, unaware that the ghost of an electrocuted convict haunts it.

Side by Each Trailer (2008)

01 January 2008

Salty wants to launch his live-in boat and sail off, until crooks buy the boatyard, requiring him to move away.

The Double-Barrelled Detective Story Trailer (1965)

31 December 1965

Interesting and sometimes funny adaptation of a Mark Twain short story. Hatfield is a carpetbagger who marries the daughter of a prominent plantation owner in order to humiliate him.